It occurred to me that this
would be a good time to have a celebration just for the sake of
having a celebration. Just for the sake of seeing all that
The Divine has done for us and giving some thanks, even if it isn't
one of those marked-on-the-calendar appointed times for such a
celebration.

Many years ago, someone who I
have come to venerate had some advice for people who were going to
The Divine with prayers because of specific needs: "Give thanks in
advance", he was known to say. And in at least one place,
someone quoted him as saying "When you do that, you have them over
the barrel and they have to do something for you, because you're
thanking them!" Some would question such a statement, but it
works. And, he was able to pull off some amazing stuff in his
lifetime.

And, come to think of it, why
not! And why not from time to time take a step back and look
at the blessings you and I have and give some thanks. And who
knows? Like in a retail business where it seems that the
happy customer seems to get better service, in life it seems that
people who give thanks wind up having more to give thanks
about!

And in this, I'll
reveal something to you which some of you might find to be the clue
to inspire a quest. But, that is for you to see. Just
as you'll see here that this ritual and celebration was spontaneous
and unrehearsed (as mine normally are). But then again, I'm
not the Pope at St Peter's Square at Christmas or Easter. I'm
just a priest (and a mortal) who wants to spend some time giving
thanks to The Divine for some wonderful things.